Beirut vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$549
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
93
😀 Quality of life
63
84
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.33M

The cost of living in Beirut is 34% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4577th and 5995th ($1261 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Lebanon and Taiwan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5475th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451